FY2025 EPS Estimates for AeroVironment Lowered by Analyst

AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVAV) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for AeroVironment in a note issued to investors on Thursday, December 5th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.34 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $3.37. William Blair currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AeroVironment’s current full-year earnings is $3.38 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AeroVironment’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The aerospace company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.76 by ($0.29). The firm had revenue of $188.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $181.80 million. AeroVironment had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 8.12%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.97 EPS.

AVAV has been the subject of several other research reports. Baird R W raised shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of AeroVironment from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $240.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Alembic Global Advisors raised shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $216.00 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Robert W. Baird raised shares of AeroVironment from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $161.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th. Finally, Raymond James lowered shares of AeroVironment from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $225.20.

AeroVironment Stock Performance

Shares of AVAV stock opened at $153.72 on Monday. AeroVironment has a one year low of $116.51 and a one year high of $236.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 3.36 and a current ratio of 4.61. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $205.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.34 and a beta of 0.45.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AVAV. Baillie Gifford & Co. boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 132.7% in the second quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 1,511,676 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $275,367,000 after purchasing an additional 861,962 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 19,950.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 267,066 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $53,547,000 after purchasing an additional 265,734 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 155.1% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 321,479 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $64,457,000 after purchasing an additional 195,443 shares during the period. Heard Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 25.5% in the third quarter. Heard Capital LLC now owns 592,136 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $118,723,000 after purchasing an additional 120,447 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of AeroVironment by 108.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 180,824 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $36,255,000 after purchasing an additional 94,062 shares during the period. 86.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at AeroVironment

In other news, CFO Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell sold 878 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.54, for a total value of $184,854.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 17,376 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,658,343.04. This represents a 4.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold 1,782 shares of company stock valued at $373,609 over the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.27% of the company’s stock.

AeroVironment Company Profile

AeroVironment, Inc designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments.